History
This was the original name of the walk to end Alzheimer’s
What is Memory walk
The most common medication used for Alzheimer’s patients
What is aricept
Involves tremors and hallucinations
What is Lewy Body Dementia
Diehard actor dealing with FTD
Who is Bruce Willis
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What is “how often someone in the US develops Alzheimer’s”
This part of the brain, crucial for memory, is the first area impacted by Alzheimer’s
What is the hippocampus?
OBS, often a diagnosis given to those with cognitive changes, refers to this
What is Organic Brain Syndrome
Loss of ability to understand or express language
What is aphasia
This dementia, also known as, multi-infarct dementia, is most characterized by its inconsistency
What is Vascular Dementia
Released “Love for Sale” with Lady Gaga
Tony Bennett
77,000
Number of people in CT living with Alzheimer’s.
A significant decline in this neurotransmitter is seen in Alzheimer’s patients
What is acetylcholine
This is the year that the disease was called Alzheimer’s Disease
What is 1906
This refers to abnormal, insoluble protein fibers that build up in tissues, causing a group of serious diseases
What is amyloid
Alcohol related dementia
What is Korsakoff’s
Mrs. Doubtfire comedian
Who is Robin Williams
7.2 million
Number of Americans living with Alzheimer’s
In July of 2025, the results of this study by the Alzheimer’s association looked at the impact of lifestyle choices
What is the US Pointer Study
EThis medication, no longer prescribed, was the first FDA approved medication for Alzheimer’s
What is Cognex
Inability to recognize things due to brain illnesses and/or injury
What is agnosia
Aggressive, dementia related to mad cow disease
Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease
Rhinestone Cowboy
Who is Glen Campbell
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What is the percentage of women that account for the Alzheimer’s diagnosis
A type of psychophysical visual disturbance in which a person with partial or severe blindness experiences visual hallucinations.
What is Charles Bonnet syndrome
Ronald Regan proclaimed November Alzheimer’s Awareness month in this year
What is 1983
Inability to preform particular purposive actions due to brain changes
What is apraxia
Damage to the occipital lobe and significant visual impairments are primary characteristics of this type of dementia, PCA
Posterior Cortical Atrophy
Patient studied by Dr. Alois Alzheimer’s
Auguste Deter
$413 billion
The amount of the cost of unpaid caregiving hours provided by family and friends
This is a disorder, common in persons with Lewy Body Dementia, in which a person holds a delusion that a person has been replaced by an identical impostor.
What is cap grass syndrome